**While U.S. dairy officials cite concerns over U.S. trade agreements, or the lack thereof, some European Union dairy farmers have taken to the streets in opposition to their own trade agreements with Canada, Japan and others.

The European dairy farmers’ beef is they are often at world prices and don’t promote “fair farmgate prices.”

The U.S. Dairy Export Council tells milkbusiness.com an EU trade agreement with Japan could ultimately result in the loss of $5.4 billion in U.S. sales to Japan over the next 21 years.